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Honestly - there were times that O'Korn had time, but didn't have any receivers who got any separation. So, while the OL has been suspect, the receivers and tight ends, in my opinion, are a more glaring problem than the OL.

Given that its a young group of receivers without any seniors to rescue this young offense, it just adds to our offensive woes. Our WR corp has never been this suspect. Even in the dark ages of Rich Rod and Hoke we have always had a stellar corp of recievers who would rescue the QB in dire situations. This year it seems different.

I believe one of the keys to seeing lower number of wins is the rise of the SEC. In general, there seems of be a rise in the quality of teams in other conferences. Hence the bowl games are generally more competetive than they used to be. It is also a product of tougher out of conference schedules.

Also recruiting bases have gradually shifted southwards hence the southern teams are doing better than they did in the past.

They haven't used the manball phrase explicitly. But they've said time and again about shoring up the trenches. Showing toughness on the lines and winning the game on the defensive and offensive front. So, there is an implicit reference to MANBALL, at least in my mind.

I like the idea of having to compete with Ohio twice a year. Ohio and Michigan are the two best teams in the conference in most years and they should naturally compete for the title game every year. Any other alignment will make the other rather lopsided unless you have Penn and Nebraska in the other division. Ideally, I'd like something like this. Have one protected rivalry game from other division